Fabrication of polymer microneedles using a two-photon polymerization and micromolding process

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 304-311

  Gittard, Shaun D ^a   Ovsianikov, Aleksandr ^b   Monteiro Riviere, Nancy A ^a   Lusk, Jason ^c   Morel, Pierre ^c   Minghetti, Paola ^d   Lenardi, Cristina ^d   Chichkov, Boris N ^b   Narayan, Roger J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LASER ZENTRUM HANNOVER E V   (Germany)

^c Bose Corporation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microneedle; Photopolymer; Transdermal drug delivery

Indexed keywords

BAYSILON; BIOMATERIAL; DIMETICONE; INSULIN; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NEEDLE; SYNTHESIS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INSULIN; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NEEDLES; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACIDS;

EID: 76649133131     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229680900300211     Document Type: Article

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